The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-03
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-
SENATE.

SENATE.
The house bill for the relief OF dependent
parents and h0norably discharged and
disabled soldiers and sailors now depend
without division.
Mr. Cullom inquired whether $l2 month
was to be the highest or the lowest pension
allowed: Mr.. Mitchell expressed the belief
mat $12 WINS to be the maximum and that
the pension would be rated down according
TO the degree of disability.
HI. Sherman said:
BE was in favor Of some bill broad and gen.
cral IN its character and comprehensive as to ia
clude all pension legislation that Is necessary.
army, the Mexican pension bi (,,assed at this
congress) did not exclude Them unless their dis
ehtlity was incurred IN tho Ieoe! service. He
HOUSE.
The Speaker announced the unfinished
business to be the river and harbor appro-
priation bill. Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa with
drew his demand for the reading Of the en-
crossed copy, and the question REQUIRED on
IN the exact form in which it was reported
from the committee on rivers and harbors
by a vote Of 1874 to "a.
Mr.. Hammond, from the committee on the
judiciary, reported adversely q Joint resolu-
ton providing tor the election of United
States senators by the people. The bill for
Railway Company Of the District of Column
eia came MP Ar. Heard offered substitute
Tor the bill, and after debate demanded the
previous question. The opponents OF the
measure. led by Cobb and Eden, resorted to
hltbustering tactic. Mr.. Springer. In the in
terest OF the BILL moved that the house take
q recess until tomorrow at IL O'Clock
Agreed to-yeas 100, nays A.
sENATE-The bill prohibiting members OF con.
nHyoA h1y
aided railroad coD les was discussed without
dnal action.
Mr.: Berry advoca ed the BILL
He did not believe that senator or member
drawing $4,000 or $4,000 year from the
Union Pacific or the Northern Pacific railroad
companies could act and vote impartiaily on
the Pacific funding bill Or On the Northern
Paclhc land forfeiture bill.
Amendments to the bill were offered bv
Aessrs Plat and H0ar. The latter said:
The bill was aimed at a state of things not ex-
listing and not likely to exist. He was willing to
70 az lar as to provide that when a land grant
railroad company had legislation before congress
no senator or member counsel Of that company
should take part In that legislation and that was
the Purport Of the amendment which he had Of
Mr.. Frye interrupted debate in order,
as he said, to give q piece of information
he read an associated press telegram just
received from Eastport. Nc. stating
The winter school of herring had struck
into the American shore. About twenty five
English cats and vessels were there fishing
within the shore line. Meanwhile the Eng
!lsh cruiser Middleton was cruising between
American fishermen that might venture be-
You'd the dead line.
That was all he said.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 28-The senate
committee on privileges and elections to-
day appointed as a subcommittee to inves-
tigate the alleged Texas ou:rages Messrs
Evarts. Teller, Spooner Pugh and Eustis
Senator Spooner was first selected as chair
man but asked to lie excused in consequence
OF the legislative matters of importance
which are IN bis hands and will largely COM
mand his time to the end of the session
The subcommittee will begin its hearing at
Ouce
The house met at o'clock In continual
tion of yesterdays session. and the speaker
announced that the pending question was
upon the passage OF the Washington Cable
withdrawn In order 10 allow various amend
uents to be offered! The bill passed Mr.
FoEneT presented the conference report on
the pill making ia annual appropriation OF
forces OF the Unite: States. and it was
agreed to-
The pluro. pneumonia bill was discussed
at great length.
SENATE.
The senate passed senate bill No. 2436,
liking new boundaries Tor the Yellowstone
National Park. There was considerable
acrimonious debate over the BILL Mr..
Butler argued against tho bill.
be opposed it because of the summary
Jurisdiction over ofienses, committed in tho
Park gwen to the commissioners created
by the bill. He held that to be unconsti.
tutional as also the clause which empow-
ers the secretary Of the interior to estab-
lish rules and regulations and to declare
what shall be Oiienses.
On motion OF Mr.. Hoar the bill was
amended by provision for an appeal to
the district court OF Wyoming Territory
In cases OF imprisonment, and then it an
passed. Yeas 40. nays 8. The nays were
Messrs. Berry, Butler, Coke, George McMil-
Ian. Morgan, Whitthorne and Wilson (Md.)
The bill rs passed, in addition to the
amendments mentioned above, provides
Tor dropping the northern boundary line
to make it identical with the forty. fifth de-
gree OF north latitude 80 as to place the
whole park within the Territory OF Wyom.
Ing. The United States is given sole juris.
diction and control in the park, except un.
DER such notifications as are made by the
b,l. Where no of!ense is provided for by
the United States laws the laws Of Wyom.
ing shall be made applicable, and fugitives
from justice taking refuge in the park shall
he subjected to the same laws az the same
iugitives in the Territory OF Wyoming.
Mr.. Vest moved that the railrod attor-
neys bill be postponed till Monday.
Agreed to by "a to 90.
Mr.. Beck, remarking that the bill had
been placed at the bottom OF the calender,
announced with lnuch warmth that on
Monday and every other day. when he
could, lie would call up the bill until .
lair vote on it was secured
HOUSE.
Mr.. Blount, in charge of the postofiice
appropriation bill, explained its provi-
sions stating:
No new legislation was proposed. The
estimates OF the department had been in
the main followed. There was an increase
In the appropriation for mail depredato ns
and postof1ce inspectors. For this service
S3OO.OOO was given, being an increase OF
$780, 900 over the appropriation OF last
year. This incrcase was given to enable
the postmaster general to investigate more
thoroughly the frauds which in many
cases existed in the conduct OF fourth
class postoftices. He cited several instances
where fourth-class postmasters had made
false reports as to the amounts Of stamps
cancelled by them, and upon which their
compensation was based, and he expressed
The belief that q great reformation OF the
service would be worked if the postmasters
OF this class knew that the postmaster
general had All increased force Of inspect
ors at his command
The bill passed, as dill also the District
Of Columbia appropriation BILL
In the house Mr.. Bragg asked that the
committee on military affairs be discharg-
ed from the consideration OF Mr. Nelson's
House Bill 1O,so1, cetlins Fort Ripley,
Mimi, to the State OF Minnesota rs the
cite Tor tho erection OF soldiers home
and the same referred to the committee on
public lands: The request was made on
the ground that the bill had been referred
TO the secretary OF war, who to-day re-
Piled, saying that the reservation had been
abandoned, and had consequently passed
!nto the control OF the department OF the
interior July 2. 1880.
Mr.: Gilfillan presented q petition from
the Minnesota Snciety OF Friends favorinc
international arbitration as n means to
prevent war, and asking the passage of tho
senate bill to promote the political pro.
gress and commercial prosperity OF Ameri.
can nations.